First one of my favorite functional pieces, our new storage ottoman for the upstairs playroom. It is a butterscotch colored leather, sort of the color of a baseball mitt. I am looking forward to seeing it get some lovely patina with age.
We store some of our larger board games in there.
For our bedroom, we only purchased a few side tables. I decided to go for chrome and glass nightstands, since most of our furniture is dark, heavy wood. I wanted something that looked "lighter" but was still substantial. I still need some ideas on how to dress up the bedside tables. Thoughts?
Lamps from HomeGoods
The rug was a HomeGoods purchase (thanks to all the Facebook friends who chimed in with their opinion, but the other rug was really cheap looking when we brought it home!). We are not completely sold on it, since it sheds like crazy and the color is not exactly perfect. It is a really thick, 100% wool rug, but I am debating this...
Also, my husband actually asked me if we could purchase a few more pillows for the sofa. I will bring him to the dark side of excessive pillow usage before long! Mwahahahaha!
Once again, to break up all of the traditional pieces, I got a few more contemporary chrome and glass side tables, which are perfect for a cup of coffee and a book or glass of iced tea. I purposely wanted an end table that didn't have a ton of space on top or drawers, because it prevents the tendency to clutter up the living room with more stuff.
MrDrama's only other request was to have a recliner of some sort, so we chose a dark leather recliner that looks more like a regular club chair. No velour La-Z-Boys here (like my dad had)! The Kid and MrDrama fight over this chair. And why are we fighting over all of the prime seating in our house with a four year old???
What do you think? Any opinions on where to get a possibly better rug or do I keep it? Which of these Ethan Allen pieces do you like the best?